Question

Scientists hypothesize that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes because

Answer 1

Answer: e. prokaryotic cells lack nuclei.

Explanation: Prokaryotes are unicellular (single-cell) organisms that lack well developed cell internal membrane-bound structures or organelles. They do not have a nucleus but generally, they have a single chromosome that possess a double-stranded DNA located in an area of the cell called the nucleoid. Most prokaryotes have a cell wall outside the plasma membrane.